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Léchelles

These figures are for the whole municipality Léchelles belongs to.

Landscape

A landscape shaped by farmland

The land-use survey ending in 2025 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

63%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture63%
  • Forest24%
  • Settlement13%
  • Water<1%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 16 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Figures of the municipality of Belmont-Broye

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 18.9

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

17.120.0

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
4.16%As of 1 June 2026

2026

4.16%

4.22.10
20222026
Vacancy
20150.62%
20161.20%
20174.10%
20183.78%
20193.53%
20203.42%
20213.24%
20222.58%
20233.20%
20242.67%
20252.71%
20264.16%
Net asking rentCHF 18.9/ m² per monthFigures of the municipality of Belmont-Broye · 1 Nov 2026

Figures of the municipality of Belmont-Broye · Median of 16 listings for flats and houses · middle half 17.1–20 · as of 1 Nov 2026

Gross asking rentCHF 21.4/ m² per monthFigures of the municipality of Belmont-Broye · 1 Nov 2026

Figures of the municipality of Belmont-Broye · Median of 24 listings for flats and houses · middle half 20.3–28 · as of 1 Nov 2026

Asking priceCHF 6'467/ m²Figures of the municipality of Belmont-Broye · 1 Nov 2026

Figures of the municipality of Belmont-Broye · Median of 41 listings for flats and houses · middle half 6'000–7'349 · as of 1 Nov 2026

Dwellings2'864Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 1'444 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings64During 2024
Primary residences91%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage27%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 46.3% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

6'287

6.3K3.1K0
20212025
Population
20104'297
20114'447
20124'635
20134'768
20144'914
20155'106
20165'402
20175'425
20185'521
20195'559
20205'635
20215'757
20225'844
20236'011
20246'148
20256'287
More about People
Population
6'287End of 2025

2025

6'287

6.3K3.1K0
20212025
Population
20104'297
20114'447
20124'635
20134'768
20144'914
20155'106
20165'402
20175'425
20185'521
20195'559
20205'635
20215'757
20225'844
20236'011
20246'148
20256'287
Foreign residents
28.8%End of 2025

2025

28.8%

28.814.40
20212025
Foreign residents
201017.9%
201119.1%
201219.7%
201320.1%
201421.4%
201523.1%
201624.5%
201724.7%
201825.8%
201924.9%
202025.1%
202125.2%
202226.6%
202327.3%
202428.0%
202528.8%
Jobs (FTE)
2'213

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 2'213 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

2'213

2.3K1.1K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20111'961
20122'030
20132'172
20142'239
20152'181
20162'065
20172'108
20182'162
20192'116
20202'019
20212'185
20222'263
20232'257
20242'213

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Figures of the municipality of Belmont-Broye

CHF 14'563

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 14'563/ yearFigures of the municipality of Belmont-Broye · Tax year 2026

Figures of the municipality of Belmont-Broye · Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
78%Tax year 2026

2026

78%

78390
20222026
Tax multiplier
201672%
201772%
201872%
201972%
202072%
202175%
202278%
202378%
202478%
202578%
202678%
Median taxable income
CHF 48'021All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 48'021

48K24K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2016CHF 45'700
2017CHF 47'200
2018CHF 47'500
2019CHF 47'800
2020CHF 47'541
2021CHF 48'025
2022CHF 48'021
Median net income
CHF 53'523As of 2022

2022

CHF 53'523

53.8K26.9K0
20182022
Median net income
2016CHF 51'700
2017CHF 53'200
2018CHF 53'100
2019CHF 53'600
2020CHF 53'845
2021CHF 53'846
2022CHF 53'523
Paying direct federal tax72%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%Tax year 2026

2026

96%

96480
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2016100%
2017100%
2018100%
2019100%
2020100%
202198%
202296%
202396%
202496%
202596%
202696%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.